Crystal River current., 1887-01-15
STATE NEWS.

Berthoud Will put in VI, 1000 water
works next spring.
The Golden smelter gives employ
Ment to sixty-fve men.
The rainfall iu this State last year
was little over IL inches.
Macy B. Kams has been appointed
postmaster at Deuel., Weld county.
The Franceville coal mines were
damaged by fire the other day to the extent
Of $4,000.
The Government land office at Lamar
was opened on the 3D.. A rushing business
is being done.
A mountain lion was killed near Pal
mer Lake last week which measured nine
feet in length.
Professor Martin, of Denver, has
been appointed veterinary surgeon at the
Agricultural College.
A report comes from Aspen that the
case of the Harrisburg mine against the
Bob Ingersoll has been compromised.
The bank clearlngs at Denver last
week were s., So, ,615, a gain of 25 per cent.
over those OF the corresponding week in last
year.
Field and Farm, of Denver, donned a
new dress the first of the year. 1t has al
ways been handsome paper but is now
prettier than ever.
There are 645 school districts in the
State and 631 school houses valued at 81
$500. There was expended for teachers
wages last year $497, $3.50.
The Rocky Mountain Cclt is rapidly
forging to the front as an influential family
newspaper. Under the energetic manage
ment of Mr. McSheehy it can not but sue
ceed.
According to the Rocky Mountain
News there were 7O9 buildings commenced
in Denver last year at an estimated cost of
f2,oOo, ,66l. This is a greater sum than has
been spent in any year since 1852.
One of the Arapahoc members of the
Legislature has the names of between three
and four hundred boys on file who want to
serve their country by acting as pages.
Professor Tilden. of the State School
of Mines, spent his recent vacation in Ari-
zona where he was robbed of everything he
had with him excepting the clothes he had
on.
Boulder IS advertised by 10000
copies Of an illustrated pamphlet entitled,
"Boulder and Its Surroundings" hand
somely printed at the Daily Herald Office,
and'paid for and distributed by public-sprit-
ed citizens.
The United States Dealers Protec-
tive Association and Mercantile Agency
have an office and are now operating in this
State. 1t is an institution by which those
who can pay and won't may be made to pay
on penalty OF being published everywhere
in the United States.
There are seven great markets in Colo
RADIO for beef cattle Following are the places
together with the number of beeves slaugl-
tered at each during the year 1886: Denver,
1884; Leadville, 5,644; Pueblo, 1859; As
pen and vicinity, 2,5l5; Durango and vicin-
iay, 2,091; San Luis Valley, 1,0A; Grand
junction, 4s2.
The annual meeting of the State For
estry Association will be held in Denver,
January 14th and 18th, 1887, at the Chamber
of Commerce, commencing at $50 a. IN. on
the 14th. All interested in the subject of
the preservation of the woodlands of the
State are earnestly invited to attend and
participate.
Amos f. Nickens, u colored barber,
was found murdered in his shop on Seven
teenth street, Denver, OH the morning of
the Sd. A man who worked for him, named
Green, has been arrested accused of the
murder. A woman is mixed up in the case
and all parties were pretty full of bug juice
at the time of the tragedy.
The Denver Republican has been in
terviewing the members of the Legislature
regarding their choice for President, and
finds that of 43 Republican members Sc are
for Blaine, l for Evarts or Allison, for
Edmunds and have no choice. Of the SO
Democratic members q are for Gov. Hill, 5
for Cleveland, 1 for Mcdonald and for
Henry George.
One farmer in Jefferson county who
had pond or small lake covering less than
son upwards of two thousand dollars for
carp fish taken from the same. He expects
with lair success, to gather twice the amount
Of the fnny beauties next season. Wheat
and corn growing for profit is Tame when
compared to fish culture.
A Hugo correspondent of the Ebert
Tribune says he recently came across
bunch of about 200 cattle which were being
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